1950's Storage Boxes by Canon DSLR Challenge

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27-JAN-2009	Melbob

1950's Storage Boxes

Melbourne

My father bought this in September 1955 and it is still
as good as new. It uses 16mm film but dad used to buy
a roll of 120 (Brownie Box camera film)
and split into 16mm wide strips using a device consisting of
razor blades mounted 16mm apart on a base board. (... in the darkroom of course... bathroom blacked out!)
This gave him 3 or 4 strips with about 40 shots on each strip.
Total cost 3 shillings and sixpence (... somewhere near 35 cents)

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	27-Jan-2009 13:02:10
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 5D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1.00 sec
Aperture	f/16
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest		04-Feb-2009 00:11
Very lovely, and great story too, Melbob. Lisa Marie

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Feb-2009 14:08
Thank you Shu, expected to have a little more time for something creative but looks like this might have to be it this time round? Appreciate your comments ~ Regards Bob

Canon DSLR Challenge		31-Jan-2009 19:33
Beautiful shot with rich detail and color. Your story topped it off!! shu

Canon DSLR Challenge		29-Jan-2009 01:29
Thank you for your kind comments Pops, Lydia, Penny, Nico, Mary Anne, Alexeig and dT. It is fun to revisit old memories like this, much appreciate your supportive comments. ~Regards Bob

ctfchallenge		29-Jan-2009 00:43
What a nice story and photographed so very well. You've moved on a bit from your dad's Steky but the love for photography was carried on. ~dtallakson

alexeig		28-Jan-2009 19:47
Just beautiful, these objects touched by passage of time

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Jan-2009 16:47
Your story is a great addition, Bob, giving more meaning to what we're seeing. Thank you for sharing it with us. --Mary Anne

jnconradie		28-Jan-2009 05:46
What an excellent collection, composition and photograph! Very well done... and thanks also for the background info. Really super. Regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Jan-2009 03:58
gorgeous assortment of wooden boxes and a great story to match! Penny Street

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Jan-2009 18:29
That's very cool, Bob! What a treasure... the story and the stuff! ~Lydia

Guest		27-Jan-2009 12:52
They just don't package them like they used to. Heck, they don't make them like they used to either. All the tones work well together, Great shot.

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Jan-2009 06:35
Thanks CJ, Dad always kept his things in pristine condition, this is a Steky model IIIA made 1954 by "Riken Optical Industry, LTD" later "Ricoh" Some info here if anyone is interested:http://www.subclub.org/shop/steky.htm The carved box behind is a small 'camphor wood' chest my sister brought back from Singapore in the late 50's, now holds lots of old memories in the form of collectables..... (some might refer to as JUNK... lol). Regards Bob

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Jan-2009 05:57
I love your story Bob, and what a nice memory of your father. Lots of different wood here and all of it lovely. The carved box in the background is interesting, what is it? Nice arrangement of all the different elements here and I can't believe you still have all those items for the camera! :-)CJ